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Show TELL CARRANZA MEXICAN POLICY " RMS SAME American Commissioner Place Responsibility of Future Negotiations Upon Chief. ADJOURNED UNTIL j first of January' No Modification of Conditions Condi-tions Under Which the United States Troops Will Be Withdrawn. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19. Secretary Secre-tary of Interior Lane and his colleagues on the Mexican joint commission placed upon General Carranza today the responsibility re-sponsibility of deciding whether the American government should continue its efforts to effect a satisfactory and amicable adjustment of the relations between be-tween the two countries, and then ad-journed ad-journed until after the holidays. Through the Carrauza representatives they sent to him a communication fur-, ther explaining the position of the United States government and containing contain-ing protestations that there exists no intention to violate the sovereignty of Mexico. It was made clear, however, that there can be no modification of the conditions on which this American troops would be withdrawn from Mexico and that the attitude of the government, as outlined in the declaration of policy made by Secretary Lane when the protocol pro-tocol was signed at Atlantic City, has not been altered. Authorized Statement. Tho communication was handed to the Mexican representatives in joint session and transmitted by them almost immediately imme-diately to Queretaro, where it is ex-pocted ex-pocted it will be given prompt consideration consider-ation by General Carranza. It was cabled and a copy sent by mail. The message of the Americans was in reply to that presented by the Mexicans when they reconvened vesterday. The communication of the Mexicans was not signed by Carranza, but his spokesmen: made it clear that it was an authorized , statement of his attitude, and the reply; given by the Americans today is under-: stood to have been addressed to the Mexican commissioners, although in-' tended for their executive. ! Adjourn for Present. j The Mexicans appeared confident that' ratification of the protocol would be withheld no longer and that shortly after aft-er the beginning of the new year they would be discussing with the American commissioners those questions which arc not covered in the brief agreement, whose ratification is being awaited. It was not decided where the commissioners commis-sioners would recou veno in the event Carranza approved the protocol, but it appeared almost certain that the future fu-ture sessions would be in New York. It wws believed by the Mexicans that they would receive Carranza "s answer within a week or ten days and that the 'conference might be resumed not later than January 2. SPINAL TROUBLE BREAKS OUT IN CAMPS ON BORDER 121 j PASO. Tex., Pec. 1?.- Four companies com-panies in the Georgia infantry brigade have been quarantined because of the discovery dis-covery of spinal meningitis anion? the troops, it was announced at military headquarters head-quarters today. The companies quarantined are: E and G of tho first Infantry'. M of the second Infantry and B of the fifth Infantry. It was announced that there were four cases among the men of these four companies. SAX ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. 1?. Three cases of spinal meningitis resulting- in two deaths have developed among troops on duty in the El Paso district within the last few weeks, according to im'onuation received here today from Colonel Water P. MeCaw, chief burgeon of the southern department. Colonel McCaw said medical officers had the situation well in hand and declared there was no danger of an epidemic. The chief surgeon was not officially advised of the report that another soldier had died today from the malady. COMPLAINT HELD UP BY OFFICERS IN EL PASO CAMP v EN PA !r, Tex.. Pec. IT It was ad-'r ad-'r milted by General George ftc'A hero todav that a round robin had been drawn by (Continued on Par;e Seven.) "MIMA DOES EOT RATI FY PROTOCOL (Continued from Page One.) more than 30 men of the Eighth Ohio infantry protesting against camp conditions. condi-tions. This com muni en t ion was intercepted inter-cepted en route to Ohio, it was stilted, and returned to the commanding officer of the regiment. An invest isra t ion is now heing made by a regular army inspector, it was flat ed. and all of the men who signed the "round robin" h-id been ordered to he in camp ; when called teiore t li e inspector. Xo mem-' mem-' her of I he con: ma nd was placed under S arrest, it was stated, and no one was be-! be-! ing punished. I The "round robin" was drawn after Private Pri-vate Rodney Lapp died of pneumonia at ; the base hospital. It was claimed that ; his death had been causc-.i by his confine- ment in the guard house while ill. Tins was officially denied at the Ohio camp. |